More than half of the hundreds of new products and ideas we have added to Around the Sound in the past year have been on your recommendation or request. That has been the secret of our success up until now - it's why we have honey sticks, sugar-free jam, pizzas and a bike rack. It's why we have a weekly newsletter, gluten-free products and whole wheat noodles, Ontario peanuts, olive oil and organic butter, dill pickle dip mix, Vitold's chocolate chip cookies, Mother Earth News, the original Wow sauce and free delivery. We know we can trust your wisdom to help us in the future, so suggest away! It's fun to try to find what you want.
Laura is bringing some quiches this week from Williamsford Pie Company this week so you can decide - pie for supper or pie for dessert. Brenda's beautiful meat pies are in the freezer, straight from her public health-approved kitchen! Who knows what the weather will bring these days, but many of our soups are great hot or cold - carrot cilantro from Ned at the Dhabba, and asparagus wild leek from Chef Carey Mclellan at Noah's Inn in Neustadt www.noahsinn.ca/. I send ingredients and Carey sends beautiful soups - last week it was smoked tomato asparagus parsnip. People bought it as fast as we could sample it, and if you take one out of the freezer in the morning, you'll be good to go for supper. This week we sent her oyster mushrooms and fresh asparagus - let's see what we get!
Speaking of surprises, that's what is coming out of the garden. Last week it was green onions, French radishes, chives and parsley, spicy greens like mustard and arugula, and spinach from. Twin Creeks , Wolf River and Persephone Market Garden. June 8 will be Persephone's first delivery to their CSA members on Tuesday at Around the Sound. There may still be shares available - give Kristine and Angelika a call at 519-935-0816. Twin Creeks too will offer both vegetable and grass-fed meat shares - www.twincreeksfarm.ca/
Kelsey and family are off to France for a holiday in a few weeks, so watch for more baking from Vitold, the Bakery in Flesherton, the Big Dipper in Paisley www.bigdipper.net and brand new Renaissance Bakery in Durham.
We are adding more magazines for your pleasure - Mary Jane's Farm, Herb Companion, Mother Earth News...and the latest Small Farm Canada features young Neustadt farmer Tarrah Young in the article "Finding your Dream Farm".
Put some elk burgers on the barbecue, pour a glass of Coffin Ridge's Into the Light White www.coffinridge.ca/ , and be inspired!